The 52 x 11-minute series recently had its world premiere on Nick Jr. Australia & New Zealand and will debut on Nick Jr. UK & Ireland on Friday 7th February 2014 at 4:30pm, and on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr channels worldwide during 2014.
kaboom! now holds the DVD, DTO/DTR (download-to-own/download-to-rent), TVOD (transactional video on demand; excluding SVOD (subscription video on demand)) rights in the USA, as well as DVD rights for Canada.
kaboom! will take "Zack & Quack" to retail on DVD in Canada through its Treehouse Presents label, a joint-venture between Corus Entertainment and Phase 4 Films. In the US, kaboom! holds a range of home entertainment rights to the show, which follows the everyday life and adventures of Zack and his friends as they journey through their pop-up storybook.
The CG-animated series made its debut at MIPCOM 2013 in October 2013, where it attracted a number of pre-sales.
"Zack and Quack" (formally titled "Quick, Quack, Duck!") follows the adventures of an inquisitive seven-year-old boy called Zack (formally Remi) and his devoted duck Quack. The duo live inside the most amazing pop-up book ever, a place full of fantastical surprises, where they can pull tabs, pulls, flaps, levers and other devices to trigger popups that make amazing and unexpected things happen to create an interactive story. "Zack and Quack" is executive produced by Zodiak MEAA/UK family and kids chief executive Nigel Pickard with The Foundation's ("Summer In Transylvania") Vanessa Hill, alongside Kaplan and QQD's Ronen Shani. Simon Spencer serves as the series showrunner. "Zack and Quack" is based on Bafta-winning short film "The Happy Duckling". The short's director Gili Dolev co-created the new series with Yvette Kaplan ("Ice Age", "Beavis & Butthead"):
kaboom! secures Zack & Quack home entertainment rights
Toronto, Canada-based Phase 4 Films’ kids label kaboom! Entertainment has picked up the home entertainment rights to new preschool series Zack & Quack from Zodiak Kids.
The 52 x 11-minute series is set to debut this year on Nick Jr. channels globally. kaboom! now holds DVD, DTO/DTR, TVOD (excluding SVOD) rights in the US, as well as DVD rights for Canada.
kaboom! will take Zack & Quack to retail on DVD in Canada through its Treehouse Presents label, a joint-venture between Corus Entertainment and Phase 4 Films. In the US, kaboom! holds a range of home entertainment rights to the show, which follows the everyday life and adventures of Zack and his friends as they journey through their pop-up storybook.
The 3D-animated series made its debut at MIPCOM last October, where it attracted a number of presales.
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